Women's Clothing

A new look in women's fashion developed in 1908 and
carried over into the early 1910s.
The definable style of the decade lasted until 1918, at which time the
trends of the 1920s began to set in.

In 1908, the unnatural "S" figures that were pushed
and pulled with bustles and corsets were replaced with a straight, natural
figure. The waist was loosened,
and a straight line was adopted. Additionally,
the frills and flounces of the previous decade were gone. The hobble skirt, seen below, caught on
quickly. This style remained the
height of fashion until around 1915.